Relationships

social theory: the best way to make new friends is to invite people to do an activity that will occupy enough of their brain capacity such that their defenses will be down and they’ll be a more open version of themselves

anu x.com

alex

Three types of kindness

Seth Godin seths.blog

Supritha S

The Longest Relationships of Our Lives

Angela Chen theatlantic.com

LLaura Pike Seeley

In other words, siblings are forced together, and then suddenly they’re not. The independence of adulthood—when proximity is no longer required and the obligations lessen—creates opportunities for siblings to build, repair, or discard the relationships of their youth, to stay stuck in or break free of the roles they played as children.

From Esther Perel's Blog - Letters From Esther #37: Eroticism is an Art. But It’s Also a Practice.

Esther Perel estherperel.com

Rosario

“The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.”

—James Baldwin

Tara Skurtu • Tweet

rob hardy

Fandom as Methodology: On Fan-Nonfiction and Finding the Joy of Mutual Delusion

Lithub lithub.com

Sixian

"What most of us are waiting for is someone else to really think you’re okay with all your warts, just the way you are." - Charlotte Joko Beck

Sara Campbell on Substack

rob hardy

Intelligence is a form of friendship with the world. It can’t be cultivated out of fear of it.

~ Cordelia • Tweet

rob hardy

Embracing excellence means going beyond “the encouraged mediocrity of our society.” - Audre Lorde

Rosario